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Wu Fei"s Music Daily

An original piece of music every weekday from genre-bending composer, guzheng virtuoso, and vocalist Wu Fei. Concerts & tour info on www.wufeimusic.com wufeimusic.substack.com

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6:27

#995 — Wild turkey feather 火鸡羽

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2024/06/14

Hi everyone, This upbeat étude was recorded yesterday on two-track guzheng. I spotted a big wild turkey’s feather on my hike in west Nashville. It looked very firm and fresh (photo below). I wondered if there had a fight in the middle of the forest among two wild turkeys. I often see wild turkeys near my home. They used to fly away as soon as they heard me. The last two days, I saw two turkeys walking on my driveway without fleeing after they saw me. Maybe they know that this human being won’t hurt

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5:41

#991 — Dragon boat étude 龙舟赛歌

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2024/06/10

Hi everyone, Today is the Dragon Boat Festival (Duanwu Jie in Chinese: 端午節). The holiday which falls on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunisolar calendar. There are several stories about the origins of the festival, but the most widely-told is that it commemorates Qu Yuan 屈原, a patriotic poet and minister of the kingdom of Chu during the Warring States period (475-221 BCE). Qu Yuan was a loyal advisor to the king, but he was slandered by other officials and exiled by the king.In

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8:33

#990 — Guzheng night song 79 古筝夜曲第七十九号

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2024/06/07

Hi everyone, This solo guzheng night song was recorded yesterday. It was an improvisation inspired by the silverleaf hydrangea (photo below). It is blossoming all over the forest along the creek side near my home in Nashville. You can hear the birds’ constant chirping in the recording. Silver hydrangea is native to the mountainous region (usually above 2,000 feet elevation) in the southern Blue Ridge Mountains from southeast Tennessee, east to North Carolina and northwestern South Carolina, and

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6:04

#988 — The boy and the turtle 男孩儿与小乌龟

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2024/06/05

Hi everyone, This three-track guzheng composition was created and recorded yesterday. This last week, I had a wonderful time visiting family in Austin, Texas. One of the places we went to for dinner was next to a river. People fed turtles while they waited for their tables to be ready (photo below). It was a lovely experience for me. Hope this piece brings you a moment of joy. Wu Fei 吴非Wufeimusic.com | hellogoldmountain.com | wufeimusic.substack.com This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss

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7:01

#987 — Dewberry 露莓恋

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2024/05/31

Hi everyone, This two-track guzheng étude was created and recorded yesterday inspired by a bright red dewberry I saw during my morning hike on the west Nashville hills. After a speedy hike in the deep green lush forest full of spider webs, this dewberry caught my attention. It was sticking out of the low bush where I would walk by everyday. It was so red that I had to take a closer look (photo below). I kept thinking about if I could eat it for the rest my walk. Thinking slowed down my pace. I got

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9:54

#982 — Luna moth night song 月下青蛾赋

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2024/05/24

Hi everyone, I just composed and recorded this two-track guzheng piece an hour ago, inspired by a beautiful Luna moth in my front porch this morning (photo below). It is also called the American moon moth, or the giant silk moths.The moth has lime-green wings and a white body. Its caterpillars are also green. Its typical wingspan is roughly 114 mm (4.5 in), but wingspans can exceed 178 mm (7.0 in), ranking the species as one of the larger moths in North America. What an incredibly graceful looking

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5:46

#979 — Augmented four 纳城增四度

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2024/05/17

Hi everyone, What an honor to be speaking on the Nashville Composers Panel with three of my heroes: Jeff Coffin (saxophonist of Dave Matthews Band), banjoist Béla Fleck and double bassist Edgar Meyer, moderated by Ryan Middagh (director of Jazz Studies at Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University) as part of the International Society of Jazz Arrangers and Composers Symposium 2024. There will be three evenings of fabulous concerts on campus. Check out the full schedule of the symposium here.For

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9:11

#976 — A little origami 小叠纸

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2024/05/14

Hi everyone, I recorded this vocal and guzheng improvisation yesterday with the memory of a beautiful gift I received during my artist-in-residence in Joshua Tree last month. I played for four public elementary schools during their assemblies. It was such a heart-moving experience for me to bring music to these kids. Many of them had never seen live concerts before. We had so much fun singing together! One little girl, maybe 6 years old, came to me at the end of the performance after everyone had

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7:45

#975 Guzheng night song 77 古筝夜曲第七十七号

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2024/05/13

Hi everyone, This two-track guzheng composition was created and recorded yesterday, inspired by the gorgeous aurora on top of Christchurch in New Zealand (photo below). The photo was sent from my sister-in-law from New Zealand when we were celebrating Mother’s Day to each other. The entire piece was primarily played on harmonics of the open strings. Hope it brings you a moment of peace to begin the week. Wu Fei 吴非Wufeimusic.com | hellogoldmountain.com | wufeimusic.substack.com This is a public

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12:15

#974 — Penguin rock 企鹅石

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2024/05/10

Hi everyone, I recorded this solo vocal and guzheng improvisation yesterday, a sequel to the previous piece #973 —Sunrise song 高漠日出. I was stunned by all the rocks in Joshua Tree National Park in California two weeks ago. One type of the rocks is called Penguin rock (photo below). Hope this piece brings you a moment joy into your weekend. Wu Fei 吴非Wufeimusic.com | hellogoldmountain.com | wufeimusic.substack.com This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get

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14:26

#970 — Brood 19 第十九群 + Lincoln Center concert video

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2024/05/06

Hi everyone, This solo guzheng improvisation was recorded yesterday after I took a walk in the forest near my home in Nashville and saw a bunch of cicadas (photo below). They must be members of Brood XIX, or Brood 19. In 1898, entomologist Charles Lester Marlatt assigned Roman numerals to 30 different broods of cicadas that come out of hibernation periodically to graze and mate and make a noise. Some do it in 13-year cycles, some in 17-year cycles. Under Marlatt’s system, 17-year cicada broods were

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6:48

#969 — Buddha beebalm 麝香, 佛手, 蜂

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2024/05/03

Hi everyone, Buddha beebalm is a two-track guzheng composition. I wrote and recorded the piece yesterday inspired by the eastern beebalm flower that is blossoming in the forest near my home in Nashville (photo below). The plant is native to the central and southeastern United States. The flowers of eastern beebalm produce copious quantities of nectar which attracts bumblebees and other long-tongued bees, butterflies, beeflies and hummingbirds. The shape of the flower reminds me of the thousand-hand

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6:16

#965 — Joshua Tree night song 约书亚夜曲

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2024/04/29

Hi everyone,How have you been? I have just returned home to Nashville after a week-long artist-in-residence at Lou Harrison House in Joshua Tree, California. This solo guzheng improvisation was recorded yesterday inspired by this amazing trip.Here’s a little background about Lou Harrison and Harrison House:Lou Harrison (1917–2003) was an American composer, music critic, painter, and creator of unique musical instruments. He initially wrote in an ultramodernist style similar to his former teacher,

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6:56

#964 — Hugging 绛 | Concert in Joshua Tree, California...

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2024/04/19

Hi everyone, This three-track guzheng composition was created and recorded yesterday, inspired by the sunset colors in Nashville last night (photo below). Hope this piece brings you a moment of peace into your weekend. If you are in Southern California, I will be doing a week-long artist residency at Lou Harrison House in Joshua Tree next week. I hope to see you at my concert on April 25th with 2023/24 Composer-in-Residence, Gyan Riley. Tickets are available: www.louharrisonhouse.orgMy daily music

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9:07

#961 — Fire pink night song 夜问红石竹

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2024/04/16

This solo guzheng night song was recorded yesterday, inspired by the fire pink flowers and the birds in the forest of west Nashville. The fire pink is a wildflower in the pink family and native to North America. It is known for its distinct brilliant red flowers. Fire pink begins blooming in late spring and continuing throughout the summer. I wish my camera could capture the amazing redness of this delicate flower (photo below).I also want to send my appreciation to all of you, especially the paid

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7:23

#960 — Sweet azalea on Qingming 清明闻杜鹃

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2024/04/05

Hi everyone, This multi-track guzheng piece was composed and recorded yesterday, the Qingming Festival 清明节. The Qingming Festival, also known as Tomb-Sweeping Day and Ancestors' Day, is a traditional Chinese festival observed by ethnic Chinese in mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore, Cambodia, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam. A celebration of spring, it falls on the first day of the fifth solar term of the traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar. This makes it

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6:36

#956 — The first swim 立春第一跳｜April 11 in Lincoln...

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2024/04/01

Hi everyone, This solo guzheng étude was created and recorded yesterday to celebrate the first swim of the year! For friends in New York City, hope to see you at this concert of mine below:Lincoln Center, NYC — Wu Fei and Shanir BlumenkranzApril 11, Thursday | 7:30pm EDTI am excited to have a phenomenal guest musician - Shanir Blumenkranz (Silk Road Ensemble) to join me on the oud, double bass and gimbri. * This concert will be live streamed on all Lincoln Center’s video platforms. I am honored to

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5:04

#955 — Two Carolina spring beauties | April 7 in Chicago

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2024/03/29

Hi everyone,Thank you for subscribing Wu Fei's Music Daily! Your support is immensely appreciated whether you have been with me from my first episode on May 3, 2020 or from yesterday. I love this time of the year in Nashville. Everyday is a new day with new flowers, wild animals, and sunshine in the forest. I spotted Carolina spring beauties on my hike yesterday. How elegant they are (photo below)! I came straight to my studio and composed this multi-track guzheng piece once I came down from the

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7:13

#951 — Surprise blossoms 初绽 | April concerts in...

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2024/03/25

Hi everyone,This piece was a two-track guzheng work built on the harmonics of the open strings. Yesterday, my daughter took me to a spot in the forest where she saw a new kind of blossom for the first time (photo below). They are wild cherry blossoms. One thing I’ve learned living in nature is that wild flowers change every spring. There will always be new blossoms that we never had before. So every year, we excitedly wait for the flowers’ debuts, and we got one already. You can hear the birds

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5:57

#950 — The tiny house 小房子 | April concerts in...

Wu Fei"s Music Daily ·

2024/03/22

Hi everyone, This piece was composed and recorded yesterday, inspired by an evening walk I had with friends a week ago in Gent, Belgium. After a meal at an Italian restaurant (owned by an amazing chef from southern Italy), my friends and musical collaborators Sarah Yu Zeebroek and Geoffrey Burton took me for a stroll. In the gorgeous medieval city of Gent (also spelled Ghent), many offices, homes and stores are inside castles and stone buildings. On the riverside, there is a tiny house in between

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